From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
To: "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@mindspring.com>
Cc: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu,
Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: "obsolete" versus "deprecated", and a new config option?
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 13:37:47 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <45AFE8AB.6070209@zytor.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0701171749430.4760@CPE00045a9c397f-CM001225dbafb6>
Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>
> that's entirely a judgment call on the part of the code's maintainer.
> if something is both obsolete and broken, then make it depend on
> *both* OBSOLETE and BROKEN if you want. no big deal.
>
Yup.
OBSOLETE = might be broken, no one is planning to maintain it.
BROKEN = known to be broken.
They're by and large orthogonal.
-hpa
prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-01-18 21:37 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-01-17 16:51 "obsolete" versus "deprecated", and a new config option? Robert P. J. Day
2007-01-17 18:13 ` Bill Davidsen
2007-01-17 18:42 ` Robert P. J. Day
2007-01-17 21:54 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2007-01-17 22:04 ` Robert P. J. Day
2007-01-17 22:54 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2007-01-17 22:51 ` Robert P. J. Day
2007-01-18 21:37 ` H. Peter Anvin [this message]
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